After 2 or 3 years as I don't shoot a lot due to a real bad left shoulder. When I shot a lot then every year. I believe this will be my 3rd year with this bow and I will change cables and string after thus season . Shawn

I use to replace them 2-3 years but now I replace when they have either creeped to the point they are too long for my bow, which doesn't happen much any more, or they are damaged or frayed in a way that makes me think there is risk of failure...which also doesn't happen much. I have a WC that has 5 seasons on it now.

not necessarily. Does it look damaged? Is it still the right length? I believe people change a lot of strings and cables that don't really need it. On the other hand when I'm planning a big hunt......I pay attention to details like that. I don't want something happening on the road and have to use my field bow press. pain the butt working on your bow in the field.

When my brother briefly resurrected his archery interests, he shot an old Bear Whitetail II. Must have been over 20 years old at the time with the original string. Because it was still intact and he is incredibly cheap, he shot with it quite a bit. I think he took a bear with it before laying it back down. He never changed the string thereby proving what an idiot I can be.

Had a bowstring break when the bow was hung up.....PSE XLR900 that was a finger shot bow. The string looked good but failed right under the nock. Only one that failed that I didn't nick with a broadhead or abrade the heck out of in the slide rock.

i have only replaced one string i think since the early 80's when i started bow hunting. i keep my strings well waxed and i shoot a lot and get several years out of a set of cables and strings. had a baracuda string replaced at about 8 years old because a strand let go once.